Notes on Factorization Algebras and TQFTs

2023/07/03 by Araminta Amabel, Amabel, Araminta
Mathematics · #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic Topology (math.AT) #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Quantum Algebra (math.QA)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2307.01306

openalex publication_date 2023/07/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

These are notes from talks given at a spring school on topological quantum field theory in Nova Scotia during May of 2023. The aim is to introduce the reader to the role of factorization algebras and related concepts in field theory. In particular, we discuss the relationship between factorization algebras, 𝔼_n-algebras, vertex algebras, and the functorial perspective on field theories.

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